Carbon dioxide loss from tropical soils increases on warming

Plots of tropical forest soils were warmed by 4 °C for two years to observe the effects on soil carbon emissions. The increase in efflux of carbon dioxide was larger than expected — a result with worrying implications for climate change. Efflux of CO2 from warmed tropical forest soils is greater tha...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2020-08, Vol.584 (7820), p.198-199
Main Author: Davidson, Eric A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Carbon Cycle
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Environmental aspects
Forests
Global warming
News And Views
Soil
Soils
Tropics
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Summary:Plots of tropical forest soils were warmed by 4 °C for two years to observe the effects on soil carbon emissions. The increase in efflux of carbon dioxide was larger than expected — a result with worrying implications for climate change. Efflux of CO2 from warmed tropical forest soils is greater than expected.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-020-02266-9